[responsivevoice] Edo State has witnessed an alarming surge in coronavirus infections with 82 new cases and three deaths recorded in 72 hours. Thirty-one persons also recovered from the infection. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this during a meeting of the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), chaired by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki.…
Security Operatives Turn The Heat on Criminals in Edo
In order to restore sanity, law and order to Edo State which had been under siege by criminal elements, the Edo State Joint Security Taskforce has embarked on raid of criminal hideouts to smoke out kidnappers who had been terrorizing the state, especially in the notorious Upper Sakponba area and coastal communities. The raid which…
Bribery Saga: Acquitted Federal Lawmaker Blames Notable Politician for his travail
Discharged and acquitted by an Abuja High Court over bribery allegation, the kinsmen of Johnson Oghuma, the lawmaker representing Estako Federal Constituency, Edo State, in the House of Representatives have pointedly accused a well known Politician in Edo State of being behind his ordeal. They accused the said politician of sponsoring the petition to the…
Suspected Cultists Shoot Police Area Commander, 2 Senior Police Officers as Killings Continue in Benin
As insecurity escalated in Benin City, Edo State, on Friday consequent upon raging cult war and banditry, an Area Commander and two other senior police officers have become the latest victims of the rampaging armed gangs as they were shot in the early hours of the morning when they responded to distress calls from Upper…
Mild Drama at Obaseki’s Inauguration as ADC Slumps
Governor promises value for citizens’ taxes. But for the prompt intervention by eagle-eye men of the Department of State Security, DSS, who rose to the occasion, an ugly scene that would have disrupted the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy for a second term in office, was on Thursday averted when the…
Full Text Of Governor Obaseki’s Inaugural Speech
Full Text OF Inauguration Speech By Mr. Godwin N. Obaseki, Gov. Of Edo State, On The Occasion Of His Swearing In For A Second Term In Office On Thursday November 12, 2020 “CONSOLIDATING PROGRESS” PROTOCOL That I can stand before you today as the re-elected Governor of Edo State is a testimony to the awesome…
Abducted Brother of Edo Deputy Governor Freed
Frederick Shaibu, younger brother of Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, was on Wednesday set free by his abductors. Recall that the younger Shaibu was kidnapped on Monday by gunmen while driving his kids to school in Irhirhi, in the outskirts of Benin. Elated by his release, the family was however silent on the amount…
Benin Residents Take to Jungle Justice… As Policemen Continue to Stay Away (Photo)
In the absence of the police to call or report to, some residents of Benin, Edo State capital, may have resorted to serving jungle justice on suspected armed robbers. On Monday alone, over 12 cases of carjacking were reportedly recorded in various parts of the state capital, most of them in broad day light. Four…
Benin Kingdom Loses Prominent Chief, As Obaseki Mourns the Obasogie
Edo State is mourning the death of one of its illustrious sons and a prominent and flamboyant Benin traditional chief, Eduwu Ekhator Obasogie, the Obasogie of Benin Kingdom. The Obasogie, a septuagenarian, reportedly slumped Sunday night at his residence and did not recover. He had always played a prominent role in palace activities as one…
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